Every year, National Charter Schools Week gives us the chance to raise awareness about our amazing schools. Whether it’s highlighting the academic successes of our students or the strong parental demand for more schools, we have a lot to celebrate and share.

This year’s National Charter Schools Week has come to an end, but we invite you to take a look at the highlights below. You can also continue to download resources at the bottom of the page and start preparing for next year!

24 million impressions on Twitter of #CharterSchoolsWeek. Nearly 9 million of those impressions came from our tweetup on Wednesday. Thanks for tweeting with us!

13 charter school visits by members of Congress

Representative Mark Meadows on his visit at Mountain Discovery Charter School in Bryson City, NC

Representative Paul Gosar during his visit at The Shelby School in Payson, AZ

From our leaders in Washington…

President Obama signed a proclamation declaring May 3-9, 2015 as National Charter Schools Week. Read it here.

The U.S. Senate showed its support for public charter schools by passing a resolution honoring National Charter Schools Week. Read it here.